perpendicular style
Right-angled design approach
Perpendicular style refers to the final phase of English Gothic architecture, dominant from roughly 1350 to 1550.
The name comes from the strong vertical lines in window tracery and wall paneling, which emphasize height and create a grid-like effect.
Key features include large windows with flattened arches, elaborate fan vaulting, and walls that seem more glass than stone.
King's College Chapel at Cambridge exemplifies the perpendicular style.
The style gave way to Tudor and Renaissance influences.
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- verticalAt right angles groundward
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